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ArenaNet has announced that over two million Guild Wars 2 units have been sold worldwide. The game launched a bit over two weeks ago and digital sales were halted for a short time.
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kadepsyson
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Joined: 5/15/06
The doctors say his chances are 50/50...but there's only a 10% chance of that. |
9/13/12 8:08:15 AM#2
Congrats Arenanet
El Psy Congroo |
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9/13/12 8:09:24 AM#3
To quote Paul Harvey "Now you know................the rest of the story."
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil |
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9/13/12 8:10:03 AM#4
Look out WoW, some1 is gaining steam XD
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The1ceQueen
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Joined: 1/02/08
"Always borrow money from a pessimist. They won't expect it back." |
9/13/12 8:10:32 AM#5
Congrats, it really is the best mmo I've played in years. Finally, an mmo that comes out with all the bells and whistles, so much depth, and it's free to play?? :) Congrats ArenaNet, job well done.
What happens when you log off your characters????..... |
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kadepsyson
Elite Member
Joined: 5/15/06
The doctors say his chances are 50/50...but there's only a 10% chance of that. |
9/13/12 8:10:40 AM#6
Originally posted by fatboy21007 WoW has more subscribers than GW2 ever will El Psy Congroo |
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9/13/12 8:12:03 AM#7
Originally posted by kadepsyson define 'ever'.... http://kck.st/Xo38HT |
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9/13/12 8:12:35 AM#8
Originally posted by kadepsyson Ever is a looooong time... |
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9/13/12 8:12:50 AM#9
Originally posted by kadepsyson They should since GW2 doesn't really have subscribers.... I think in the end they will sell almost as many boxes as WoW has subs, especially if their expansions are good. |
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silverreign
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Joined: 6/09/08
IT''S AN MMO, NOT A CONSOLE! IT''S NOT MEANT TO BE SOLO''ED! |
9/13/12 8:12:55 AM#10
since the game isnt sub based, the box sales vs actual people playing are deceiving. i bought the game but i am not playing anymore. yet my box sale is being considered as a playing member. 2 million box sales doesnt exactly mean 2 million people playing |
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9/13/12 8:14:18 AM#11
The problem here is they have orchestrated it in such a way that this number will ever decline. "2million units sold" 90% of the population could leave and it still would be "2 million units sold" I personally think there is a hard ceiling to this game, Where everyone who wanted to play it, did.
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9/13/12 8:14:48 AM#12
Originally posted by kadepsyson Well, WoW is 7 yrs old and saying that is kind of MEH. I think a proper comparison would be how many copies MoP sells compared to GW2. People who pay subscribe for a game have a reason to play it - otherwise it is wasted money.  "You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time." Abraham Lincoln |
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9/13/12 8:15:35 AM#13
Hehe, no. This game isn't mainstream enough... it has a limited appeal, and there are signs that the foundation has cracks in it (endgame, broken designs, balance.)
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9/13/12 8:16:42 AM#14
Originally posted by Nitth Not orchestrated as you said - they did sell 2 million copies period. That is what they are making their money on besides CS. Since there is no Sub fee, you can't look at that.
Rememebr GW1 still has people playing it 7 yrs after it was released. "You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time." Abraham Lincoln |
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9/13/12 8:18:38 AM#15
Originally posted by Lethality Not really - no more than any other game that was just released 2 weeks ago. The game is pretty balanced and TSW doesn't have decent end game either and TOR - fuh'get about it.
Your bias is showing.
What game is mainstream? TSW? no - TOR - definitely not. MMO's are not meant to be mainstream as they cater to specific types of people.
Even WoW has limited appeal. "You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time." Abraham Lincoln |
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9/13/12 8:18:48 AM#16
Originally posted by Galadourn Let's put it this way... even after everyone tires of WoW, because the game is so good and has so many fans, it will never, ever get lower than 2-3 million subscribers... ever. Guild Wars 2 is just selling boxes, there's no way to measure the number of "players" and it's doubtful ArenaNet will ever need to report that since it has nothing to do with financials. So we'll never know how many people are playing. For example, I bought it, but I've already uninstalled it.
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9/13/12 8:19:55 AM#17
Originally posted by botrytis It's not bias - it's experience and knowing what I see when I see it. Are you level 80? Hav eyou been to Orr? Whgat can you tell me about end game, the dynamic events and grinding for gear?
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9/13/12 8:19:56 AM#18
Originally posted by Lethality According to Anet they want to beat WOW in sales and be number one. I think they know for that they have to go for mass appeal hence mainstream.
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kadepsyson
Elite Member
Joined: 5/15/06
The doctors say his chances are 50/50...but there's only a 10% chance of that. |
9/13/12 8:20:13 AM#19
Originally posted by Galadourn Unless GW2 starts offering subscriptions, what I said will always be true. El Psy Congroo |
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9/13/12 8:21:04 AM#20
Gz Arenanet :-D
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